help with diet!

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I currently have a six month old sulcata tortoise and I feed grocery greens such as endive Scarlet dandelion greens bok choy collard greens and other variety. I also feed cactus and squash in moderation. I buy wheat grass from the store and cut it up and give them about 20% of grass with his food on the daily. When I look on the forum, everyone is suggesting to just feed weeds and occasional grocery store greens but where can I get weeds that don’t have pesticides and how much should I be feeding of everything? Am I feeding the correct amount and vegetables or should I switch it up.
 

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Add mazuri tortoise food, arugula, escarole, riddichio, romaine, spring mix minus most of the spinach.
You can try chopped small and soaked orchard grass hay, but a lot of babies won't eat it.
Weeds need to come from your yard or friends/family yards that you know doesn't use pesticides. Also add mulberry leaves, grape leaves, hibiscus flower and leaves if you can find them this time of year. Also Kapidolo Farms or Amazon you can find dried flowers and leaves/weeds to add as food toppers to make the grocery greens better.
 

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